What can I do with CINNAMON STICKS??

My future mother in law gave us a bunch of cinnamon sticks, but I don't know what to do with them. I looked up online and it said I could make my own ground cinnamon, but what else can I do with them? I have so many! Do you how long they last? I've had them for over a month......I've never used cinnamon sticks for anything. I buy ground cinnamon only and it's a big jar so I don't need to make ground cinnamon with the sticks. What else can I use them for? Baking? Cooking? Any recipes? Any help would be appreciated. I'm willing to try ANYTHING with them since I love cinnamon, but I really don't want to make ground cinnamon with them since I have a huge jar of it already. I'd feel like I'm wasting them.

I simmer my cinnoman sticks on the stove in a small pan or in a potpurri warmer and makes the house smell wonderful, especially in the fall or winter.Â Not really a cooking use but a household use none the less.

I boil the cinnamon in water and once it is nice and fragrant I add some sugar and reduce it a bit, use it to add to DH's oatmeal or on his french toast or waffles.

I even use a stick in pork and apricot stew (really easy just chuck some pork stew meat, 3 cups chicken stock, diced onions, sliced mushrooms, carrots and a cup of chopped dried apricots into the slow cooker, you could use either rice or diced potatoes and mix it up, cook on low 6-8 hrs)

Or just with a pork roast in the oven, cut some slits in and poke a few of the cinnamon stocks into them, rub with your fav spices and bake or put in slow cooker on top of sliced onions.

To be honest, I would get rid of the ground cinnamon and keep the sticks. We just grind what we need when we need it - it is much fresher and more potent.Â

We throw the sticks in to stews and braises with some star anise when we want a warm flavor profile. I've ground it with some sugar to sprinkle on French toast, warm cupcakes, cinnamon toast and the like.Â

--

"You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best you have to give." -- Eleanor Roosevelt